BK - Senior Trade Officer (Infrastructure and Energy), EO

Main purpose of job:

The British Embassy Bangkok is a large diplomatic mission of around 140 staff delivering a dynamic and rapidly expanding programme of activity in support of the UKs objectives including on prosperity, trade, security, open societies, consular services and law enforcement. This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team.  

You will join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Thailand team which promotes exports to Thailand of British goods and services, investment from Thailand to the UK, and mutual improved market access to help grow our bilateral trade.

As Senior Trade Officer - Infrastructure and Energy, the successful candidate will focus on supporting and growing UK transport, renewable energy and infrastructure exports to Thailand. This has been a success story over recent years, with exports spanning automotive, rail, aerospace and the built-environment. This exciting and high-profile role will play a key part in building on this success.

Day-to-day you will maintain and develop a pipeline of export opportunities under the direction of the Head of Defence, Infrastructure and Energy. You will carry out research to identify new commercial opportunities for UK companies, manage relationships with senior industry contacts, carry out promotional activities and assist with the end-to-end delivery of projects with Thailand. You will need to be a self-starter, able to manage your own time effectively, evaluating options, impacts, risks and solutions - knowing when and how to seek advice from others.

DBT Thailand team works closely with our Headquarters teams in London, regional and local colleagues, representatives of the three Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, with a key objective of driving trade and foreign investment into the UK. This is a great opportunity to be part of an international team that contributes to the success of the UKs trade goals.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

Note: Infrastructure and Energy sectors are a priority for the UK both to achieve net zero and driving economic growth. The sectors encompass transport (automotive, rail, civilian aerospace), renewable energy (inc decommissioning) and infrastructure sectors.   

• Account management - you will be responsible for managing company accounts and developing strong relationships with these companies to spot opportunities and deliver UK exports.
• Develop a pipeline of export prospects - you will research, analyse and develop a target list of key Thai companies and government organisations for engagement.
• Delivering against targets - you will design and promote campaigns in order to deliver against your targets. This will be through taking forward export activity, such as seminars, inward and outward trade missions, company meetings and engagements.
• Market expertise - you will develop a strong understanding of the Thailand and UK Infrastructure and Energy markets, and a strong network in industry and across government. You will use your expertise to develop a strategy to help deliver our Country Trade Plan.
• Campaign management - you will assist with the end-to-end delivery of a number of exciting export and trade promotion campaigns with Thailand, including overseeing engagements with delivery partners, tracking/reporting on project progress, and managing procurement aspects of delivery.
• Supporting visit programmes for Ministers and officials working on Infrastructure and Energy including through developing close working relationships with Embassy colleagues working across the sectors.
• Management - you will matrix-manage approx. 1 staff within the wider team. Within the  Infrastructure and Energy portfolio you will prioritise their workloads, define their work methods, and monitor work-flow in order to support export objectives.
• Building a relationship with the relevant DBT UK Infrastructure and Energy teams and engaging with them on the export opportunities in the Thai market.
• Corporate contribution. 10% of your time will involve contributing to the broader goals of the Thai network. This will involve a role in crisis response, as well as other roles such as leading a committee or a cross-network events.

 The EO will need to remain flexible to pick up new opportunities outside of these areas and to support across the team.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

• No staff management
• Activity budgets of around £15k

Information :

• Company : British Consulate-General Hong Kong
• Position : BK - Senior Trade Officer (Infrastructure and Energy), EO
• Location : กรุงเทพฯ
• Country : TH